Leading the busiest A380 routes is Emirates’ Dubai (DXB) to London Heathrow (LHR) service, with 180 flights in September.

A mid-June roundtrip A380 flight between New York-JFK and each airline's respective hub in the UAE costs about $22,000 on Emirates and about $11,000 on Etihad. A mid-October flight cost the same.

Emirates Airbus A380 NBA-themed Aircraft Limited Run Dubai to JFK The themed promotion runs from Nov. 1 until Dec. 17 to coincide with the final game of the Emirates NBA Cup, the league’s annual ...